postmark

Example Sentences

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If mailing your ballot on election day, officials say to get a hand-stamped postmark from a postal employee inside the post office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“If the postmark is not the same as the city and state of the ‘supposed’ issuing bank, it might be an indication the check is fake.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Fourteen US states allow mail-in ballots to be tallied after the date of the election if they bear a postmark by Election Day.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Since Dec. 24, a postmark no longer shows the date you deposited a piece of mail with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

When the envelope with an Oakland, California, postmark arrived, I opened it and gave Vonetta her letter and Fern hers.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia